Tony Mitchell, operations manager at O'Brien, said: "We are delighted to have been chosen by Aston Villa to help relocate their new training facility.

"The HS2 scheme will have a major impact locally and on the Recon training facility, which will lose a large portion of the current training ground.

"The project is part of the greater plan to allow the football club to maintain existing facilities and replace those affected by HS2.

"We plan to make this transition as simple as possible for Aston Villa and help to create an outstanding new facility for them that will ensure the future of the training academy is not threatened by HS2."

HS2 said: "A portion of Aston Villa's Bodymoor Heath training ground is needed for phase one of the HS2 project."